Cataloging Tax Assessor Photo Collection

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,620
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Richfield Historical Society
Start Date
October 2010
End Date
June 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Preservation of a historically important collection of photographs, taken for the purposes of insurance underwriting in the mid-1950's, was the goal of this project. Appropriate storage was researched and determined. Archival grade sleeves and storage boxes were obtained. An inventory of all photographs was performed, cataloged and entered into a professional software database. Digital imaging of the original photographic prints provides researchers with a sustainable alternative to viewing the prints. Damage that occurs even by the most cautious handling has been minimalized. The valuable record of Richfield's architecture at the peak of its post-war development has been more available to the public.

Project Details
To make publicly accessible a collection of 7,500 photographs of Richfield housing, 1955-1957
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,620
Other Funds Leveraged
$960
Project Manager
Salutation
Ms.
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Hummel
Street Address
6901 Lyndale Ave. S, PO Box 23304
City
Richfield
State
MN
Zip Code
55423
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000